From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 26 2008 - 10:21:02 CST

berit,

yes. custom color scales are possible.
please check out the detailed documentation of the color command.

cheers,
    axel.

On 11/26/08, Berit Hinnemann <behi_at_topsoe.dk> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Thanks for the great tool vmd, I recently got into tcl scripting and I am
> amazed what one can do.
> I have a question regarding color scales for plotting gradients. There are
> several predefined color scales (red-white-blue, red-white-green,
> white-gray-black etc.) but I would like to use a color scale that is not
> there (yellow to black). Is it possible to custom-define color scales?
>
> Thanks a lot! Best regards, Berit
> Berit Hinnemann
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